The SJHL season kicked off last weekend with the Melfort Mustangs beginning the defence of their second Canterra Seeds Cup title at home against the Nipawin Hawks.
Opening weekend saw all four teams in the newly renamed UPL Division,the Mustangs, Hawks, Flin Flom Bombers and La Ronge Ice Wolves face each other.
As of Sept. 22, the Bombers are in first place in the former Sherwood Division with a record of 2-0-0-0 with four points, the Hawks are in second with a record of 1-0-0-0 with two points, the Mustangs are in third with a record of 0-1-0-0 with no points and the Ice Wolves are in fourth with a record of 0-2-0-0 with no points.
The Hawks opened the season with 4-3 comeback win over the Mustangs at the Northern Lights Palace on Friday, Sept. 19.
The Hawks led 1-0 after the first period and the Mustangs led 3-2 after the second period.
Bo Eisner, Tristin Ziola and Bryson Aikens scored for the Mustangs.
Konnor Watson had a pair of goals for the Hawks including the tying goal in the third period. The winning goal was scored by Mason Lowther 3:38 into the third period on the power play. Finley Radloff had the other Hawks goal.
Madden Mulawka made 21 saves for Melfort; Gage Roberts made 31 saves for Nipawin.
The Mustangs were in La Ronge to face the Ice Wolves on Tuesday, Sept. 23, results were not available.
The Ice Wolves and Bombers opened the season with a home-and-home.
La Ronge opened their season with a 9-4 loss to the Bombers in Flin Flon on Friday, Sept. 19.
Flin Flon led 4-2 after the first period and 7-3 after the second period.
Dawson Butler had a pair of goals for La Ronge; Connor Hoemson and Alexander Raskin added the other Ice Wolves’ goals.
Ryan Ulmer, Xavier Fauchon, Landon Alexander, Ryder Mucha, Reid Arberry, Joey Lies, Leo Seitz, Wyatt Stinson and Benet Leibel scored for Flin Flon.
Graham Brown made 43 saves for the Ice Wolves; Devin Peck made 21 saves for the Bombers.
The Bombers completed the home-and-home sweep with a 5-1 win over the Ice Wolves in La Ronge at the Ice Wolves new home the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The Bombers led 1-0 after the first period and 4-0 after the second period.
Ryder McAsian scored the Ice Wolves lone goal in the third period.
Mucha had a pair of goals for Flin Flon; Seitz, Fauchon and Rhett Ewen added the other Bombers goals.
Riley Zezel made 49 saves for La Ronge; Peck made 18 saves for the Bombers.
The Bombers are in Nipawin to face the Hawks in their home opener on Friday, Sept. 26. The Hawks are in La Ronge to face the Ice Wolves on Saturday, Sept. 27.
The Ice Wolves are in Melfort to face the Mustangs on Friday, Sept. 26. The Mustangs are in Flin Flon to face the Bombers on Saturday, Sept. 27.
